FIRST! lol...where are all the wooters? Missing out on yet another infamous woot short story...

These little woot essays sound like they're taken from A Prairie Home Companion. Nice cam though - - and I'm sure billa will weigh in on this one shortly.

Canon EOS Rebel T3 12.2 MP CMOS Digital SLR with 18-55mm IS II Lens and EOS HD Movie Mode (Black)

For $50 more get the new Canon that shoots video too. How old is the XS? Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003...

What a joke!!!!!

According to CNET, this camera was released on August 4, 2008:

http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-cameras/canon-rebel-xs-black/4505-6501_7-33064505.html#reviewPage1

"Image is everything." -- Andre Agassi

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Depends on what you mean by "new." Canon EOS Rebel T3i 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera and DIGIC 4 Imaging with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens is tech the new T3i, the T3 is older. However, this runs $670.

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Couldn't agree more. For just $50 extra on T3, one gets
- 12.1 Megapixed instead of 10.1,
- 9AF points instead of 7 points,
- 6400ISO instead of 1600ISO,
- Digic4 processor instead of DigicIII,
- 720p Video shooting capability,
- 2FPS RAW frames instead of 1.5FPS RAW capture,
and a few more benefits.

This is just a very bad deal.

Back in early 2008 this camera became available. You can see below some of the important points from dpreview (owned by ^A^) Eventually the leftovers wound their way through the system to be excreted into the market place by W00T! (also owned by (^A^)

��Continuous shooting ability in RAW very limited (small buffer and low speed)
��Average automatic white balance performance, still very poor under incandescent light
��Comparatively small viewfinder
��Limited exposure compensation range (+/- 2.0 EV)
��Live view only useful for specific applications
��Contrast detect AF so slow it's only useful in a fixed tripod situation
��Metering can overexpose when subjected to high-contrast conditions
��Default JPEG output may be a little 'over processed' for some tastes (raw more flexible)
��Flash must be up for AF assist lamp (although AF is good even in low light)
��Automatic AF point selection unpredictable (use center AF, it's safer)
��Small, awkward grip and inconveniently-placed Exp comp. button
��Auto Lighting Optimizer has limited effect
��No mass storage USB support
��No IR remote

We paid $63.65 less for the same item more than two years ago directly from Amazon = terrible deal today from Woot. The Canon T3 + lens for $50 more is a much better deal...and a much better camera.

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Order Placed: December 20, 2009
Shipped on December 20, 2009
Items Ordered
1 of: Canon Rebel XS 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black) [Camera]
Condition: New
Sold by: Amazon.com LLC
$409.00


Item Subtotal: $409.00
Shipping & Handling: $7.80
Promotion Applied: -$72.66
Free Shipping: -$7.80
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Total for This Shipment: $336.34

@PR
Please forgive wooT! for believing their own puffery. When you are stuck with an over abundance of cameras that are obsolete by any rational standard (such as price and functionality compared to what you can purchase today) you tend to say anything that will make you feel better. The words just flow, tumbling out in a desperate hope they will bring the most desired relief.

It's nothing more than a joke.
Will there be anyone who want to buy this outdated camera with this price? Come on, Amazon.

NotSteve - No problem on Firefox. Something is eating up your memory. I'd make sure my security software is OK.
As for the camera not a bad camera , but not near the camera the T3 is. I'd definitely go the extra $50. My preference is actually Sony, but the T3 is a nice camera for the price. Possibly the best DSLR in it's price range.

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@DS
Well, Dennis could be lucky, he may be 60 years old and has a Aunt that is very rich. Perhaps she suffers from some of the poor decision making of the very elderly and giving someone a $600 camera is not a problem. People can do rather strange things with their money. After all, ^A^ bought WOOT!

For an entry-level DSLR this Canon model has good performance. But the model is more than two years old, and most vendors don't even carry it anymore.

This is one of Canon's Chinese manufactured plastic cameras with a plastic lens bodies. That does reduce weight, but the plastic camera and lens bodies are not quite as durable as metal. I personally prefer the Japanese manufactured metal body and lens.

Battery does have a long life between charges, even when used with flash. But, unlike the newer Chinese made Canon digital cameras, this model has no capability to shoot video. The image sensor on this model is not a full 35mm, but only, maybe, either 27mm or 28mm.

Since this camera doesn't have video, there is no need for a large GB card, or a fast one. A 4GB or 8GB SDHC card should work just fine. Since the XS has a limited write speed, a class 10 card is not needed.

But, if you wish to buy a good $300 to $325 camera just for photos, you can't beat this one.

I have both the older Canon XS and the Canon T3. I will have to recommend the T3 over this one. Both are good cameras (hey, they are Canons!) but the T3 offers a few better options.

Concerning David Burrell post - I love you guys. You think this adds to the conversation? He likes $2000 cameras better than this one and says it is a good buy for $300. I like $2000 cameras better also and this deal is for $400. There are no cameras in this price range with a full sensor. I doubt if you could find a working used camera with a full sensor for this price. Go ahead and hit does not add to discussion. Anything Billa posted adds as much to the discussion as the above mentioned post. Lets also talk about how a thousand dollar lens will take a better picture than the kit lens. Or how a person with a good eye and some ability could coax a good picture out of any camera on Amazon. How does it help a person decide if they want this camera? If they had Two thousand to spend they wouldn't be looking. This is not a swipe at Mr. Burrell, but at those of you who hit the yes and no buttons without any knowledge of the subject. Now go ahead and hit the no button.

> Battery does have a long life between charges, even when used with flash. But, unlike the newer Chinese made Canon digital cameras, this model has no capability to shoot video. The image sensor on this model is not a full 35mm, but only, maybe, either 27mm or 28mm.

The T3I that everyone is talking about as the latest technology has a 23mm sensor. This Canon Rebel XS has a 22mm sensor.

It looks like Mr Sharkey is correct.

As others have said, while this is a pretty good camera this is a very weak deal.

Amazon has been offering the T3, which is a much newer and somewhat better entry-level canon DSLR for $435 until a very recent price increase to about $450. They've even just finished a promotion for that same camera that let you get a roughly $200 lens with it for $100 off. (And man I wish I hadn't missed that one- that would have been a deal!) On the heels of that, this is very underwhelming.

$300 would be a more appropriate price for a camera that has been superseded as thoroughly as this one. I love Woot and they do some great deals, but they really ought to be left stuck with a warehouse full of these at $400.

I have two Canon digital cameras, a Canon Powershot SX10IS that was made in Japan, and a Canon Powershot S5IS that was manufactured in China. Both are fine cameras and worth the price I paid.

So my statement above is not a slam against Canon cameras in general, just this offering today. There are better cameras, with more features, available in the $400.00 price range, and I agree that the Canon T3 for $50.00+ more is a better value and camera than this one.

But, D. Sharkey, the seven cameras I already own at present will do for me, for now....And I only paid $2,000+ for my 14 year old Nikon F5 35mm camera with motorized drive, telephoto and wide angle lenses.

All of the rest of the digital cameras (four) that I've researched and purchased in the last five years were around $500 each, or less.

"List price" is ~$170 MORE than everyone else sells it for, daily. Scamazon strikes again.